Truck.



T. V. BUCKWALTER.

TRUCK.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.l8. l9l4.

Patented Feb. 1

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T. V. BUCKWALTER.

TRUCK.

APPucATxoN HLED Aus.18,1914.

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Patented Feb.

W/ AIESSES ATTORNEY.

THE COLUMBIA PLANQGRAPH C0.. WASHINGTON. D. C. A

UN gieillfl@ PATE l TRACY V. BUCKWALTE, OF ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA.

" TRUCK,

Specification of Letters Patent.

application'iedaugust "1s, i914.. serial No. senses.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that l1, TRACY V. BUCK- WALTER, acitizen of the United vStates, residing at Altoona, in the county ofBlair and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements inTrucks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to means for pivote ally supporting the body of thetruck on an axle and my chiet' object is to provide a simplified andstrengthened construction which `will eliminate the usual iifth Wheelwith its attending objections.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of anend of a truclr embodying my improvements; Fig. 2 is a plan view of thesame with the iioor removed from the trame; Fig. 3 is an enlarged brokenfront elevation illustrating details of the improvements; and Fig. 4 isa sectional view taken on the line 4-4 ot Fig.

rlilhe mechanism illustrated in the drawings comprises the tractionWheels l, the axle 2 carried by the wheels, and the frame 3 carried bythe axle through the construction hereinafter described. rthe axle 2 isformed of sections, having convex cylindrical body.

porticns 2 and conical ends r2", provided with registering` flanges 2Cconnected by rivets 2d. A post 4 is provided with the foot or shoe 4awhich tits on the top part 2a of the axle and has the flanges 4bregistering with and riveted to the iianges 2c. The frame 3 has fixed toits longitudinal interior sills 3 a transversely extending channel 8b,the channel having the ianges 3c riveted to the sills, and through thecenter of this channel passes the vertical cylindrical bearing 5 havingthe iian'ge 5@ riveted to the channel, the bearing receiving the journal4C at the top of the post 4 and engaging the hub 4d thereof. A nut G isscrewed on the journal 4c into engagement With the bearing 5, where itis held by the ltey 6a.

The post 4 has a circular channel 4e form ing a journal at its baseabove the foot 4a, in which bears the circular toot 7 provided with thestruts 7a which have their top iianges 7b riveted to the sills 3a, thefoot hav ing the reinforcing collar 7c riveted thereon. ll`he parts 7,7a, and 7b are conveniently formed by splitting a. piece of tubing partway througl so as to leave the part 7 an unbroken cylinder, bending theparts 7a outivardly at the proper angle for providing in` clined strutsadapted to be connected to the sills 3a at points separated to securethe desired stability, and the parts 7b so that they ivill lie iiatagainst vertical surfaces of the sills 3a.

In operation, the load is carried to the axle 2 from the frame 3 throughthe post 4 by the bearing 5 which engages the hub 4d and the struts 7uwhich act through the parts 7 and 7c on the bearing 4e. l/Vhen the axle2 is turned about the vertical axis ofthe post 4, the latters journal 4cturns in the bearing 5 and its bearing 4e turns on the parts 7 and 7c.

Having described my invention, I claim:

l. The combination with an axle and a frame having a bearing, of anupwardly tapered tubular post with its base shaped to form a shoe fixedto said axle and its top provided with a journal and hub engaging saidbearing to support said trame, said axle and shoe being provided withflanges Whereby they7 are connected, and means for maintaining saidframe and post in normal operative relation.

2. The combination with an axle and a frame having a bearing, of a postfixed to said axle, said post having a journal at the top thereof forengaging said bearing and a circular peripheral channel thereonproviding a bearing adjacent to said axle, a circular foot surroundingsaid post in engagement With said channel, and struts diverging fromsaid t'oot and fixed to said trame.

3. The combination with an axle and a frame comprising longitudinalsills, of a post fixed on said axle and journaled relatively to saidframe, said post having a cirular bearing thereon, a circular bearingmember surrounding said post in engagement With said bearing iirstnamed, and diagonal struts connected to said sills and said bearingsecond named.

4. The combination of a tubular axle and a frame, with a tubularposthaving a bottom shoe conforming to and fixed on said axle and aperipheral bearing, a circular bearing sleeved on said post inengagement With said bearing rst named, and tour struts connected Withand diverging from said bearing second named to connections with saidframe.

5. An axle having a convex section With flanges thereon, a post having afoot conforming to said section and flanges engaging Patented lFeb. ll,31946;

Vsaid flanges first named, and a frame to 8.` The combination of a framehaving struts comprising split sections of a tube integrally connectedby a tube section forming a bearing, and an axle having a post providedwith a bearing connected in revoluble relation to said bearing firstnamed.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my name this 12th day ofAugust, 191.1, in the presence of the subscribing Witnesses.

TRACY V. BUCKVALTER.

Witnesses:

J. F. MECK, H. C. MINSTER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

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